Etymology

gongxianosaur

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Today it means: Any dinosaur of the Jurassic sauropod genus Gongxianosaurus, one of the earlier genera of sauropods. Full definition →

Chinese 珙县
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  1. Chinese · derived from珙县
  2. English todaygongxianosaur

Clipping of taxonomic name Gongxianosaurus, from Chinese 珙县 (Gǒng Xiàn), the village where its fossils were found.

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